Welcome to East Thompson ...
East Thompson is located in Windham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Thompson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for East Thompson: E. Thompson
East Thompson is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Thompson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
East Thompson is within the (860) area code.
Communities near East Thompson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Thompson.
- Worcester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Woonsocket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Bellingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Killingly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Thompson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Thompson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Thompson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Thompson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Thompson. See our Newspapers Page for East Thompson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Thompson ...
Looking for more information about East Thompson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Thompson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Thompson.
Adding East Thompson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Thompson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Thompson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the East Thompson post office opened in 1850.
We also found East Thompson in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Thompson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Thompson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Thompson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |